Swedish noun

ett fläsk

pork

Meaning

pork

In Swedish: (fett) kött från gris; fett (på människokroppen)

Forms

Forms of fläsk
Singular, indefiniteett fläsk
Singular, definitefläsket

fläsk is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort fläsk, det stora fläsket. Check another noun

Practise fläsk

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Is it en fläsk or ett fläsk?

Questions

What does fläsk mean in English?

fläsk means “pork”.

Is it en fläsk or ett fläsk?

It is ett fläsk, and “the pork” is fläsket.

Similar words

sidfläskgriskött

Origin

From Old Swedish flæsk, from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski.

Nearby common words

fläsk is number 7,284 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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